Mavericks surf break

Mavericks surfForecast / CAL – San Mateo / USA

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 10 am Sunday 17 May 2026 PDT
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Mavericks surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Mavericks sea temperature is
13.2° C
(Which is 1.0°C warmer than normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Mavericks today?

The current surf forecast for Mavericks at 3PM is: 3.0m 11s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 0.4m 14s secondary swell from a Southwest direction, 0.1m 18s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 10:00am May 17). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (PDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (17 May)11ft (3.5m)11s
Afternoon (17 May)10ft (3.0m)11s
Evening (17 May)10ft (3.0m)11s

Table - waves today at Mavericks. (Swell directed towards the surf break)


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Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 21°C on Tue morning, min 9°C on Tue night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the NW on Sun afternoon, calm by Mon night).

Sunday
17
Monday
18
Tuesday
19
Wed
20
8 AM
11 AM
2 PM
5 PM
8 PM
11 PM
2 AM
5 AM
8 AM
11 AM
2 PM
5 PM
8 PM
11 PM
2 AM
5 AM
8 AM
11 AM
2 PM
5 PM
8 PM
11 PM
2 AM
5 AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
1
0
0
0
0
2
1
0
1
0
0
0
1
2
3
3
2
1
1
1
3
3
2
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
3.5
WNW
11
3
WNW
11
3
WNW
11
3
WNW
11
3
WNW
11
3.5
WNW
11
3
WNW
11
2.5
WNW
10
1.8
WNW
10
1.6
WNW
10
1.5
WNW
10
1.2
WNW
10
1.9
WNW
10
2
WNW
10
1.9
WNW
10
1.8
WNW
10
1.7
WNW
10
1.6
WNW
10
1.9
WNW
10
2
WNW
10
1.3
WNW
10
1.4
WNW
10
1.5
WNW
10
1.5
WNW
10
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
3061
1847
2097
1931
1764
2859
2182
1470
666
510
502
310
665
716
731
663
561
502
740
794
346
370
428
419
Wind (km/h)
20
NW
20
NW
35
NW
35
NW
30
NW
25
NNW
30
N
30
N
25
N
25
NNW
25
NW
30
NW
20
NW
10
WNW
5
NW
0
NNW
5
N
10
NNW
20
NW
20
NW
15
NW
5
WNW
5
SW
5
SW
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
glassy
cross-on
High Tide
12:48PM1.33m
11:16PM1.96m
1:45PM1.33m
00:06AM1.92m
2:42PM1.33m
00:59AM1.83m
Low Tide
5:43AM-0.58m
5:21PM0.79m
6:32AM-0.61m
6:14PM0.85m
7:25AM-0.57m
7:14PM0.89m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:58
5:58
5:56
5:56
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:13
8:14
8:15
8:15
Temp °C
10
13
13
13
13
17
20
18
18
20
17
14
11
10
10
12
15
21
21
13
10
9
10
10
5
8
6
6
6
10
11
9
11
14
11
8
7
8
9
11
14
18
16
9
7
8
9
9
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
3
WNW
11
3
WNW
11
0.4
SW
14
0.4
SW
13
0.4
SW
13
3
WNW
11
2.5
WNW
11
2.1
WNW
10
1.8
WNW
10
1.6
WNW
10
0.3
SW
16
1.2
WNW
10
1.9
WNW
10
2
WNW
10
1.9
WNW
10
1.8
WNW
10
1.7
WNW
10
1.6
WNW
10
1.6
WNW
10
1.4
WNW
10
1.3
WNW
10
1.4
WNW
10
1.5
WNW
10
1.5
WNW
10
Energy kJ
2187
1847
46
46
45
1980
1439
978
666
510
41
310
665
716
731
663
561
502
543
426
346
370
428
419
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
SW
14
0.4
SW
14
0.1
SW
18
0.2
SSW
18
0.2
SSW
18
0.4
SW
13
0.3
SSW
13
0.2
SSW
13
0.3
SW
17
0.3
SW
16
0.2
SSW
13
0.2
W
18
0.3
W
18
0.4
W
17
0.5
W
16
0.6
W
16
0.7
W
16
0.7
W
15
0.7
W
15
0.9
W
14
0.9
W
14
0.9
W
13
0.8
W
13
0.8
W
13
Energy kJ
51
49
12
31
31
45
35
17
44
42
17
25
55
91
132
188
239
212
209
333
320
280
215
212
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
S
18
0.1
SW
18
0.1
SW
18
0.2
SSW
18
0.2
SSW
18
0.2
SSW
18
0.2
SSW
13
0.2
SSW
13
0.1
W
19
0.2
SSW
16
0.3
SW
17
0.3
SW
17
0.3
SW
17
0.2
SSW
15
0.2
SSW
15
0.3
SW
16
0.3
SW
16
0.4
SW
16
0.3
SW
16
0.3
SW
16
0.3
SW
16
0.3
SW
21
Energy kJ
6
12
12
31
31
30
17
17
7
26
46
46
43
22
22
42
43
64
42
42
42
72
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
3.5
WNW
11
3
WNW
11
3
WNW
11
3
WNW
11
3.5
WNW
11
3
WNW
11
2.5
WNW
10
1.5
WNW
10
1.1
WNW
6
1.9
WNW
10
2
WNW
10
Energy kJ
3061
2097
1931
1764
2859
2182
1470
502
88
740
794
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
4
1
5
4
4
3
3
2
2
1
2
3
3
3
3
3
3
2
2
3
3
3
Distance (km)
35
31
73
76
74
48
48
72
48
48
73
76
72
35
2
0
0
2
48
73
35
0
0
8
Best forecast wave conditions in San Mateo
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
3
3
3
3
3
3
Best forecast wave conditions in United States
Rating
(10 max)
8
6
4
4
5
7
5
4
5
4
4
2
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
4
4
4
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
8
6
4
4
5
7
5
4
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
5
4
4
5
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